'Shots fired' at Turkey's embassy in Israel - BBC

Groucho



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17/08/2010 20:01

Shots have been fired in Tel Aviv, Israel, at the Turkish embassy, Israeli police say.



There are unconfirmed reports that a hostage situation is developing inside the embassy compound.



Other reports on Israeli media say a man who entered the embassy, whether by force or not is unclear, has been shot.



Israel Radio has said that Israeli police and medical workers were not being allowed to enter the compound.



An Israeli official who has been in touch with the Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv has told the BBC that an Arab man entered the embassy and was believed to have taken hostages.

No1Doyen


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17/08/2010 20:08

A Palestinian gunman has broken into the Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv taking two hostages and threatening to "kill Jews", according to reports.



Israeli police say that shots have been fired at the building and one person has been wounded.



The identity of the attacker and his motives remain uclear but Sky sources understand he is reportedly the same man, Nadim Injaz, that had broke into the British embassy four years ago seeking asylum.

No1Doyen


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17/08/2010 20:21

Sky News Middle East correspondent Dominic Waghorn in Jerusalem said: "All we have at the moment is unconfirmed reports that a Palestinian man broke into the Turkish embassy in Tel Aviv and says he has a weapon.

"He says has material on him to make some kind of fire and seems to have barricaded himself into an office.

"He is thought to have two hostages and residents nearby are saying he is threatening to 'kill any Jews' who enter the building.



"Israeli police and security forces are at the scene."